Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi.
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India Politics Live | BJP felicitates active party members in 238 UP assembly constituencies
As part of its foundation day campaign, the BJP on Tuesday launched felicitation meetings for active party members at the assembly level across Uttar Pradesh.
According to a party statement, such meetings were held in 238 of the state's 403 assembly constituencies. The remaining 165 constituencies will host their meetings on Wednesday. (PTI)
India Politics Live | New law will ensure Waqf land is used for development of people: Scindia
Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said the new Waqf law will prevent the misuse of properties and ensure that the Waqf land is used for the development of people.
"The opposition's thinking and ideology is to run the affairs of the Waqf (Board) with monopoly and misuse things (properties). But Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP and government have exposed them. Now, Waqf land will be used for the development of people, and this is the ideology of the entire society, including the Muslim community," Scindia told reporters. (PTI)
India Politics Live | 'Young should now get chance': Tejashwi appeals to people to make him Bihar CM
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday appealed to the people to make him the chief minister of Bihar, likening the Nitish Kumar government to a 20-year-old car that needs replacement.
Addressing a conclave of the 'Mushar-Bhuyan' community, said to be the most backward even among Dalits, Yadav said "the young should now get a chance". (PTI)
India Politics Live | Congress to hold AICC session on banks of Sabarmati river; unveil road map for future
India Politics Live | PM Modi has only one goal- how to abolish the constitutional rights of the people in India, says Gaurav Gogoi
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi says "PM Modi has only one goal-- how to abolish the constitutional rights of the people in India and therefore, again and again, he took such decisions which caused harm to the farmers, small & middle class people, shopkeepers and industries suffered losses. Today, look at the economic crisis that has come about the US tariff, their government is silent on it, the price of gas cylinder has been increased by Rs 50 but they are silent on that... On the real issues of the country, they do nothing..." (PTI)
India Politics Live | PM Modi should come out with a clear stand and comment on the share market issue: DKS
India Politics Live | Rahul, Kharge and Sonia arrive at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial to attend AICC session
India Politics Live | Protesting AIADMK leaders wear black shirts to the Assembly for the second consecutive day
India Politics Live | Uproar continues in J&K assembly for the third consecutive day as JKNC MLAs demand discussion on the
India Politics Live | BJP MLAs sit outside J&K assembly to protest against the state govt demanding discussions on issues of unemployment, daily wagers in the state
India Politics Live | Mallikarjun Kharge begins address at Gujarat AICC session
India Politics Live | Cong works on ideologies of Mahatma Gandhi: Kharge at Gujarat meet
India Politics Live | Blow at democracy when LoP was not allowed to speak in Parliament: Kharge at AICC meet
India Politics Live | J&K Assembly adjourned for 3 hours amid ruckus over Waqf Act
The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was adjourned for three hours on Wednesday as the House witnessed ruckus for the third consecutive day over the denial of adjournment of business to discuss the Waqf Act.
According to the revised calendar, Wednesday is the last day of the Budget Session that began on March 3. (PTI)
India Politics Live | PM Modi will be responsible for the nation's downfall, says Kharge at AICC meet
The manner in which PSUs are being handed over to his friends, day not far when Modi ji will 'sell' country, said Kharge at AICC session.
India Politics Live | We are here to bring change, says senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Gujarat AICC session
Congress leader, Shashi Tharoor says, "We are here to bring change. By coming here, we want to give a message that we are still present. This convention is very important as it marks the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and the centenary of Mahatma Gandhi's ascent to the presidency of the party. It is a historical occasion for me. " (ANI)
India Politics Live | AAP MLA Mehraaj Malik gets into a heated argument with PDP MLA Waheed Para
India Politics Live | Bahut der kar di huzoor aate aate' (you came very late): Shahnawaz Hussain on Congress passing resolution to claim Sardar Patel's legacy
India Politics Live | Entire world is moving from EVMs to ballot paper but we are using EVMs; This is all fraud: Kharge on poll process
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge says "Today, the election institutions are also under their control and the government is meddling in everything and establishing its dominance everywhere. Scams are taking place in elections. With the advancement of electronic technology, developed countries of the world have abandoned EVMs and moved towards ballot papers. EVMs are not available anywhere in the world. 140 crore people believe in democracy...Sooner or later the youth of this country will rise up and hold your hand and say that we should have ballot papers and not EVMs..."
India Politics Live | In the last 11 years, the ruling party has continuously attacked the Constitution: Kharge at Cong meet
“In the last 11 years, the ruling party has continuously attacked the Constitution. It is crucial to stop this, and we are all ready to act. In the recent Budget Session, the government bypassed democratic norms. The Speaker initially invited LoP Rahul Gandhi to speak but later didn’t allow him to. This is shameful in a democracy... if the Leader of Opposition isn’t allowed to speak in Parliament, how will the voice of the common people be heard? Will they be able to uphold democracy for ordinary citizens?” (PTI)
India Politics Live | Govt wants to hide something from public: Kharge on late night Parl talks on Waqf Bill, Manipur
On the Waqf Amendment Act discussion, Kharge added: “Instead of discussing important public issues, the government held debates for communal polarisation late into the night, until 3–4 am. On critical issues like Manipur, debate was started only at 4:40 a.m. I told Shah ji we should speak about it the next day, but the government refused. This shows they want to hide something from the public and are trying to cover up their failures.” (PTI)
India Politics Live | 'Fraud' committed in Maharashtra polls to defeat opposition: Kharge at AICC meet
India Politics Live | Wealth of common people being transferred to rich friends of this govt: Kharge at AICC sessionKharge at AICC session
Monopolies being created in country and wealth of common people being transferred to rich friends of this govt, said Mallikarjun Kharge at AICC session.
India Politics Live | AAP MLA Mehraaj Malik gets into a heated argument with BJP MLAs in the J&K Assembly
India Politics Live | Modi only works for publicity, does not think about wellbeing of the poor: Kharge at Cong meet
India Politics Live | The National Conference is deliberately orchestrating all this drama and show: RS Pathania on clash outside J&K Assembly
India Politics Live | We will request the Speaker to suspend Mehraaj Malik from the assembly: BJP MLA Vikram Randhawa
J&K: BJP MLA Vikram Randhawa says, "It is our misfortune that we have people with a cheap mindset as MLAs. Even though they are from a particular community, their attack is always on BJP and the Hindu community. There are so many cases against him (Mehraaj Malik)... He should undergo a NARCO test and we will request the Speaker to suspend him from the assembly. He speaks nonsense everyday." (ANI)
India Politics Live | Those who don't deliver on responsibilities should retire: Kharge's ultimatum to Cong workers
India Politics Live | Modi govt is sleeping on the Women's Reservation Bill: Kharge at Cong meet
India Politics Live | Not allowed to discuss US tariffs in Parliament: Kharge at AICC meet
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge says, "America imposed a 26% tarrif against us but they did not allow any discussion on it in the Parliament. We raised this issue the same afternoon but they did not accept it. A monopoly is being established in the country's economy..." (ANI)
India Politics Live | We are fighting second battle of independence, Kharge tells Cong workers
We are fighting second battle of independence; difference is earlier foreigners benefitted from communalisation, now govt is, Kharge said.
India Politics Live | Anger over Waqf Bill flipflop refuses to die down in BJD, Patnaik meets senior leaders
As a section of BJD leaders are still unhappy with the party’s flipflop over supporting the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, the regional outfit’s president Naveen Patnaik held a meeting with senior leaders to find a way out of the situation and assured all that the necessary action would be taken.
A group of young leaders including several MLAs also met separately to discuss the issue and submitted a memorandum to Patnaik, urging him not to help the BJP any more, as the BJD had done several times when it was in power.
Sources said the young leaders are likely to meet Patnaik on Wednesday. (PTI)
India Politics Live | 'Waqf Act won't be implemented in Bengal', CM Mamata Banerjee assures ahead of poll year
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on the Waqf issue, said: “I want to say something to the minority community. I know you are hurt over the Waqf property issue, but please have faith — nothing will happen in Bengal that will divide and rule. Spread the message that we all must live together in harmony... Didi is here, Didi will protect you and your property. If we are together, we can win everything-we can conquer the world.” (PTI)
India Politics Live | TMC has now become too much confusion, too much chaos: Shehzaad Poonawalla
India Politics Live | There is no doubt that EVMs are questionable: Kamal Nath
On statements made by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, former Madhya Pradesh CM and Congress leader Kamal Nath says, "There is no doubt that EVMs are questionable. India is the only country where EVMs are used, no other major democracy uses EVMs..." (ANI)
India Politics Live | Will BJP tell us to eat dhoklas and chant Jai Shree Ram? TMC's Mahua Moitra slams threats to CR Park fish-sellers
India Politics Live | This is totally state-sponsored violence: BJP's Sukanta slams TMC on Murshidabad violence
On protest in Murshidabad over Waqf (Amendment) Act, Union MoS for Education and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar says, “We had already suspected that Mamata Banerjee will do something to divert attention from this corruption of 26,000 jobs which have been lost. This is totally state-sponsored violence. West Bengal Hindus are in doubt about whether the state will become ‘Pashchim Bangladesh’ due to Mamata Banerjee’s appeasement politics.”(PTI)
India Politics Live | BJP is 'anti-Dalit', said Kharge over Ram Temple incident at AICC meet
BJP leader Gyan Dev Ahuja sprinkled Ganga water at a Ram temple in Rajasthan's Alwar to "purify" it on Monday, a day after the Congress' Tikaram Jully attended the consecration ceremony there. Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot termed Ahuja's act an insult to a Dalit.
India Politics Live | AAP MLA Mehraaj Malik stood up on the table in J&K assembly, alleging an attack on him by BJP MLAs
India Politics Live | J&K Legislative Assembly proceedings adjourned sine die amid protests from the ruling National Conference MLAs
India Politics Live | People of J&K hassled with passage of Waqf Bill, says Omar Abdullah reacting to uproar in Assembly
On the uproar in J&K Assembly over the last three days over the passage of Waqf Bill, CM Omar Abdullah says, "The situation that is there in last three days, it is clear that with the passage of the Waqf Bill in Parliament, here the members of the House were hassled, and they wanted to express it. Unfortunately, they did not get the opportunity to put forth their views. They wanted to express the views of people of J&K. Let it be, what could not happen in House, we will be doing it outside. The people of J&K were hassled with the Waqf Bill. Moving forward, the spokesperson of National Conference will share its approach on it."
India Politics Live | 'I stand by my statements on Mufti Mohammad Sayeed': AAP MLA Mehraaj Malik
India Politics Live | What we saw in Tulip Garden is shameful, says PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti on Omar-Rijiju stroll
PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti says, "The drama created by the ruling party in the assembly from the last three days, and what we saw in the Tulip Garden, is shameful. The BJP is attacking the Muslims of the country left, right, and centre. By welcoming and entertaining Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, the CM has sent a message to all Muslims of the country that J&K government supports Waqf Amendment..."
India Politics Live | 'Criminal disorder', CM in a state of unconsciousness: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav says, "... The law and order in Bihar has turned into a complete criminal disorder. The Chief Minister is in a state of unconsciousness... The people in power are setting criminals free and promoting corruption... Administrative anarchy is rampant in Bihar..."
India Politics Live | Congress is here and reviving itself to face challenges of tomorrow: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor in his address at AICC session in Ahmedabad
India Politics Live | Till the time women get their due, this country would never be strong: JKNC chief Farooq Abdullah
India Politics Live | NC to challenge Waqf Amendment Act in SC
India Politics Live | 'We took revolutionary step of caste census in Telangana': Rahul at AICC session
At AICC session, Rahul Gandhi pushes for caste census in country, says his party showed the way in Telangana.
India Politics Live | RSS ideology is against the Constitution, they want to end democracy: Rahul at AICC session
India Politics Live | We want to strengthen and empower our district presidents so that they act as a strong foundation for the organisation: Rahul Gandhi
India Politics Live | Fight is for Constitution, it is not easy, they have everything at their disposal but we have truth on our side: Rahul Gandhi
India Politics Live | BJP attacking Muslims left, right, and centre: Mehbooba Mufti over Waqf Amendment Act
India Politics Live | BJP poses three questions to Rahul Gandhi over his comments on Waqf Act at AICC Session in Ahmedabad
BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad in a press conference poses three questions in front of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his comments on Waqf Act at AICC Session in Ahmedabad.
Do you think it is right or wrong that no hospital, school, orphanage, or skill centres have been built for poor Muslims and daughters on properties of Waqf worth more than Rs 8 lakh?
Do you have a problem if the Waqf is being reformed for the progress of the widows of the Muslim community?
Do you have a problem if backward Muslims are being considered through the amendment of Waqf?